Cal Poly Mustangs women's basketball

The Cal Poly Mustangs women's basketball team represents California Polytechnic State University, located in San Luis Obispo, California. The school's team currently competes in the Big West Conference, which they have played in since 1996, two years after joining Division I.

Cal Poly Mustangs
2019–20 Cal Poly Mustangs women's basketball team
UniversityCalifornia Polytechnic State University
Head coachFaith Mimnaugh (23nd season - 309-359 overall record season)
ConferenceBig West
LocationSan Luis Obispo, California
ArenaMott Athletics Center
(Capacity: 3,032)
NicknameMustangs
ColorsForest Green, Vegas Gold, and Copper[1]
              
Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Appearances
2013
Conference Tournament Champions
2013
Conference Regular Season Champions
2011, 2012

History

Cal Poly began playing in women's basketball in 1974. In 2013, they beat Pacific 63-49 to win the Big West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, their first ever and only conference tournament title after two previous years of regular season titles. In their ensuing NCAA appearance, they lost 85-55 to Penn State in the First Round.[2][3][4]

Division I Season-by-Season Results
Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
1995-1996 Karen Booker 5-232-4Member of American West during transition from DII to DI
1996–1997 Karen Booker 4-233-12
Karen Booker Win-Loss Total: 9–46
Faith Mimnaugh (Big West Conference) (1995–Present)
1997-98 Faith Mimnaugh 6-203-12
1998-99 Faith Mimnaugh 8-182-13
1999-00 Faith Mimnaugh 9-195-10
2000-01 Faith Mimnaugh 12-175-9
2001-02 Faith Mimnaugh 11-177-9
2002-03 Faith Mimnaugh 10-176-10
2003-04 Faith Mimnaugh 14-1410-8
2004-05 Faith Mimnaugh 11-165-13
2005-06 Faith Mimnaugh 13-147-7
2006-07 Faith Mimnaugh 14-149-5
2007-08 Faith Mimnaugh 13-198-8
2008-09 Faith Mimnaugh 21-1111-5
2009-10 Faith Mimnaugh 18-1111-5
2010-11 Faith Mimnaugh 18-1312-4WNIT First Round
2011-12 Faith Mimnaugh 17-1512-4WNIT First Round
2012-13 Faith Mimnaugh 21-1113-5NCAA Tournament First Round
2013-14 Faith Mimnaugh 18-1411-5WNIT First Round
2014-15 Faith Mimnaugh 15-1410-6
2015-16 Faith Mimnaugh 15-167-9
2016-17 Faith Mimnaugh 11-187-9
2017-18 Faith Mimnaugh 17-1211-5
2018-19 Faith Mimnaugh 6-213-13
2019-20 Faith Mimnaugh 11-186-10
Faith Mimnaugh Win-Loss Total: 309–359
Total:Cal Poly DI Win Loss Total 316 - 407

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

NCAA Tournament results
Year Seed Round Opponent Result
2013 #14First Round#3 Penn StateL 55−85

Pro Basketball Alumni

Former Cal Poly forward Kristina Santiago won three consecutive (2013–15) Bulgarian NBL Playoffs MVP awards after leading her club, Dunav 8806, to consecutive titles. After a stint with Hapoel Rishon LeZion in Israel, Santiago rejoined Dunav 8806 in December 2013. The former All-America honorable mention then signed with Helios in Vétroz, Switzerland, before being acquired by BC Alte Kanti Aarau of the Swiss Ligue Nationale. She averaged 22.4 points (on 55.6-percent shooting) and 9.3 rebounds for Aarau in 2016-17.[5][6]

Rachel Clancy, a former third-team Academic All-American,[7] played for Real Canoe Natación in Madrid during the fall of 2011.[8][9]

Molly Schlemer signed with the ChemCats Chemnitz of Germany in October 2014. In September 2015, following her All-EuroBasket rookie season, Schlemer was picked up by Urla Belediyesi Gencli in Turkey, where she was the TKBL’s third-leading scorer on the way to all-league second-team honors. Most recently in 2018, Schlemer led Edirne Belediyesi averaging 22.3 points (ranking No. 1 in the Turkish league) along with 11.7 rebounds (fourth throughout the TKBL).[10][11]

In 2019, alumni Dynn Leaupepe and Lynn Leaupepe became the fourth and fifth former Mustangs women's basketball players to embark on pro careers. Dynn Leaupepe, with Basketball Klubben Amager[12] in the Copenhagen suburb of Kastrup, Denmark, finished her rookie year winning the Dameligaen Player of the Year accolade after leading her club to the Danish title, 3-1 in a five-game series over Stevnsgade.[13] Meanwhile Lynn Leaupepe plays for the Sunbury Jets in Victoria, Australia.[14] Sunbury, coached by Kennedy Kereama, trains at Boardman Stadium just over 25 miles northwest of Melbourne.[15]

USA Basketball Participants

Laura Buehning, a first-team WBCA College Division All-American in 1982[16] while playing for Cal Poly, played for Team USA at the 1980 William Jones Cup in Taiwan.[17]

References
  1. "Cal Poly Athletics Brand and Graphics Guidelines" (PDF). Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  2. "Cal Poly". Cal Poly.
  3. "2016-17 Cal Poly Women's Basketball Record Book".
  4. "2015-16 Cal Poly Women's Basketball Information Guide".
  5. "Cal Poly Women's Basketball History and Record Book" (PDF).
  6. "Kristina Santiago Basketball Player Profile, BC Alte Kanti Aarau, Cal Poly, News, NLB stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  7. "Lewis, Clancy honored as Cal Poly's top athletes". sanluisobispo. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  8. "Cal Poly Women's Basketball History and Record Book" (PDF).
  9. "Rachel Clancy Basketball Player Profile, University of Limerick Huskies, Cal Poly, News, Division 1 stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  10. "Cal Poly Women's Basketball History and Record Book" (PDF).
  11. "Molly Schlemer Basketball Player Profile, Istanbulgucu, Cal Poly, News, TKBL stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  12. "Geraldynn Leaupepe Basketball Player Profile, BK Amager, Cal Poly, News, Dameligaen stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  13. Truong, Brian (2019-06-05). "Former guards Dynn and Lynn Leaupepe are finding success individually overseas". Mustang News. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  14. "Geralynn Leaupepe Basketball Player Profile, Sunbury Jets, News, State League stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - australiabasket". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  15. Truong, Brian (2019-06-05). "Former guards Dynn and Lynn Leaupepe are finding success individually overseas". Mustang News. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  16. "Women's Basketball Award winners" (PDF).
  17. "USA Women's R. William Jones Cup Team All-Time Roster by Affiliation". www.usab.com. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
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